Game #2437
Aston Villa
11-15-10, 37 PTS
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
Won
10th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
13-7-16, 33 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,853
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 21' |
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Roy Chapman
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Roy Chapman, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 42' Goal, 2-1, (Birmingham City), Murphy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
Villa play their 3rd game in 5 days and beat neighbours Birmingham with a weakened side as they are amidst a run of six games in twelve days.
Make it eleven wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in thirty six Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Full back Dennis Jackson makes his Villa debut after moving from Hednesford Town in October 1954.
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 | #456 | Free transfer from Hednesford
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Wednesday, 10 April 1957
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🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Jackson (debut), Trevor Birch, Tommy Southren and Roy Chapman replace Stan Lynn, Pat Saward, Jackie Sewekk and Billy Myerscough.
Not recorded
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Dennis Jackson | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Roy Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Merrick, Green, Hall, Warhurst, Murphy, Smith, Neale, Larkin, Brown, Govan Kinsey.
Manager: Arthur Turner.
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
International Duty | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Apr 1957, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's